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Selected proposals announced in call with Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Versão em português
Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Systems Design in Paderborn, Germany (photo: Wolfram Scholl/Wikimedia Commons)
FAPESP announces the result of a call for mobility and exchange organized with the German applied research institute that is its international partner.
FAPESP announces the result of the Seed Fund 2025 Call for Proposals launched with the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, an organization of applied research institutes in Germany. Four proposals were selected.
The opportunity, which was the first call under the cooperation agreement between the institutions, was promoted with the aim of supporting mobility and exchange activities (such as trips and workshops) and costs for exploratory studies (consumables, third-party services, and low-cost equipment).
Aligned with the objectives of the Call, the selected proposals will initiate scientific collaborations between researchers from the state of São Paulo and the Fraunhofer Institutes from a long-term perspective, aiming at establishing self-sustaining activities and/or the development of high-impact knowledge and technologies.
Selected proposals:
Bioactive Calcium Polyphosphate-Driven Whitening Systems: Whitening Performance and Enamel Response to Enzyme- and Violet Light-Assisted Low-Peroxide Gels
PI: Debora Alves Nunes Leite Lima
PI abroad: Klaus Rischka
Host Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba/UNICAMP
Development of Cement-Bonded Particleboards for Modular Housing in Brazil (CBPB-BR)
PI: João Adriano Rossignolo
PI abroad: Dirk Berthold
Host Institution: Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos/USP
Analysing West Nile Virus protein NS3 for druggability
PI: Carsten Wrenger
PI abroad: Bernhard Ellinger
Host Institution: Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas/USP
Sustainable Electrosynthesis for a Circular Economy: A CINE and Fraunhofer IGB Initiative
PI: Raphael Nagao de Sousa
PI abroad: Luciana Vieira Dessoy Maciel
Host Institution: Instituto de Química/UNICAMP